26 occurrences

'Great' in the Bible

But if you make the dream and its interpretation known to me, you’ll receive gifts, a reward, and great honor from me. So make the dream and its interpretation known to me.”

Verse ConceptsGiftsThings Revealed

The Chaldeans answered the king, “No one on earth can make known what the king requests. Consequently, no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any diviner-priest, medium, or Chaldean.

Verse ConceptsAstrologyDivinationUnique EventsNo One Available

Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesThreshing FloorSummerLight As ChaffChrist The RockWine In Millennial Kingdom

You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation certain.”

Verse ConceptsFuturePredictionsTrustworthinessCutting StonesChrist The RockSure KnowledgePredicting The FutureIron Objects

How great are His miracles,and how mighty His wonders!His kingdom is an eternal kingdom,and His dominion is from generation to generation.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsGod, The EternalGod Reigning ForeverSigns And Wonders Before ChristGod's Kingdom Being Eternaldominion

In the visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this:There was a tree in the middle of the earth,and its height was great.

Verse ConceptsHeightLying Down To RestThings On High

that tree is you, the king. For you have become great and strong: your greatness has grown and even reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.

Verse ConceptsStrong IndividualsThe Kingdom Of Others

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfAchievementLove, Abuse OfLuxuryPride, Examples OfSelfishnessStrength, HumanTreasureSeeking Honourroyalty

Daniel said, “In my vision at night I was watching, and suddenly the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea.

Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalWindFour WindsVisions At NightThe Sea Stirred Up

I saw the ram charging to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no rescue from his power. He did whatever he wanted and became great.

Verse ConceptsAccording To His WillNorthRescueBeastsNo One Can SaveThe Power Of Other Creatures

Then the male goat became very great, but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

Verse ConceptsHeightCompassesFour HornsFour WindsHorns In AllegoryHorns Broken

It made itself great, even up to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsPrincesDestruction Of The Temple

His power will be great,but it will not be his own.He will cause terrible destructionand succeed in whatever he does.He will destroy the powerfulalong with the holy people.

Verse ConceptsSaintsNames And Titles For The ChristianDestructionThe DestroyerThe Wicked Prosper

He will cause deceit to prosperthrough his cunning and by his influence,and in his own mind he will make himself great.He will destroy many in a time of peace;he will even stand against the Prince of princes.Yet he will be shattered—not by human hands.

Verse ConceptsBabylonAntichristPower, God's SavingSatan, As DeceiverInfidelity To GodDestruction Of The WickedThose At EaseThose Who DeceivedProud PeopleMan's Relation To God

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands—

Verse ConceptsConfession, Examples OfCommitment, to GodSin ConfessedGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps CovenantConfession of sinconfessing

He has carried out His words that He spoke against us and against our rulers by bringing on us so great a disaster that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been done under all of heaven.

Verse ConceptsUnique EventsFaithful SayingsGod Harmed Them

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.

Verse ConceptsVisions From GodProper UnderstandingHard Tasks

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,

Verse ConceptsRiver Tigris

Only I, Daniel, saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but a great terror fell on them, and they ran and hid.

Verse ConceptsActing AloneGroups TremblingThose Who Saw VisionsNo VisionsNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsHiding From GodBeing Overwhelmed

I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessActing AloneExpressions On FacesVisions From GodNo Strength Left

Infuriated, the king of the South will march out to fight with the king of the North who will raise a large army but they will be handed over to his enemy.

The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMany CombatantsReturn From The Northarmy

The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; he will take action, then return to his own land.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingSatan, Agents OfIndividuals going homeCovenant Made At Sinai

But reports from the east and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many.

Verse ConceptsBad NewsExterminationOut Of The EastAngry PeopleKilling Many People

At that timeMichael the great princewho stands watch over your people will rise up.There will be a time of distresssuch as never has occurredsince nations came into being until that time.But at that time all your peoplewho are found written in the book will escape.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorBook of lifeBeginningArchangelsBooks, Metaphorical UseMichael The ArchangelPrincesSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTribulation PeriodOvercoming Hard TimesNatural DisastersEnd Times

Bible Theasaurus

Abundant (187 instances)
Ample (6 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Capital (60 instances)
Considerable (34 instances)
Cracking (3 instances)
Dignified (7 instances)
Eager (70 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Greater (253 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Honorable (62 instances)
Intense (52 instances)
Lordly (1 instance)
Outstanding (9 instances)
Smashing (12 instances)
Swell (9 instances)
Zealous (49 instances)

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